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Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal:
OpenAI plans to discontinue products that use its Sora models, including its consumer app, a Sora version for developers, and a video feature inside ChatGPT — The app, released last year, allowed people to insert themselves into famous movie scenes, among other functions
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney ends its partnership with OpenAI, signed in December 2025, in which it pledged to invest $1B and agreed to license some characters to Sora — OpenAI said it will discontinue Sora, the generative-AI video creation platform it launched last year, without providing a reason for the decision.
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Tony Maglio / The Hollywood Reporter:
Law&Crime launches streaming service Law&Crime+, which includes crime scene footage and court documents, for $3.99/month or $40.99/year on Roku and platforms — Law&Crime+ will share crime scene photos for $3.99 a month. — True crime platform Law&Crime is launching a subscription service …
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Mike Scarcella / Reuters:
The Trump administration settles the 2022 Murthy v. Missouri case, preventing the Surgeon General, CDC, and CISA from pressuring social media to suppress speech — The Trump administration has agreed to a settlement that will bar three federal agencies from pressuring social media companies …
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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Spotify is beta testing Artist Profile Protection, allowing artists to review releases before they go live to prevent AI tracks from being attributed to them — At a time when AI slop is flooding music streaming platforms, Spotify is beta testing a new “Artist Profile Protection” …
Erik Wemple / New York Times:
In a legal filing, NYT accuses the DOD of defying a court ruling that declared parts of its press rules unconstitutional, after the DOD issued new rules Monday — Got a Tip? The Times offers several ways to send important information confidentially ›
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
Court filing: lobbyist Jack Abramoff spent $12,800 buying press for AML Bitcoin prior to his 2020 indictment; Forbes and the Daily Caller were among recipients — This one involves Jack Abramoff's crypto venture! — ∙ Paid — HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST to bribe a Daily Caller writer for positive coverage?
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
A US judge dismisses an antitrust case brought by Helena World Chronicle and Emmerich Newspapers alleging Google has monopolized the news market via Search — A judge has dismissed an antitrust case brought by two US news publishers alleging Google has monopolised the online news market via its search business.
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Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Apple Music partners with Ticketmaster for its Concert Discovery feature; every event listing on the app includes a link to Ticketmaster — Apple Music announced on Tuesday that it's partnering with Ticketmaster to power its Concert Discovery feature. This integration aims to improve …
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Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
The Creators Guild of America launches Mosaic, an “IMDb for creators”, in beta; creator economy workers can list their work credits and are given a Creator ID — The Creators Guild of America, an industry nonprofit, has created what it says is a “first of a kind” …
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Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
AAM: WaPo's average daily print circulation fell 21.2% YoY in the six months to September 30, 2025; LAT's fell 19.8%, WSJ's 12.9%, NYT's 8.6%, and NYP's 4.2% — The combined average daily print circulation at 25 of the largest audited newspapers in the US fell by 12.5% in the year to the end …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Roku launches Howdy on Amazon's Prime Video in the US, the first time the $2.99-per-month, ad-free streaming service is available outside Roku's ecosystem — Howdy is now available as a subscription in the U.S. on Prime Video. Launched last summer exclusively on the Roku Channel …
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